Evanesce
[ev-ə-NES]
Part of speech: verb
Origin: Latin, mid-19th century
1.
(Literary) Pass out of sight, memory, or existence.
Examples of Evanesce in a sentence
"It seemed as if every new concept or command evanesced as quickly as the puppy’s owners taught them."
"The linguist’s research concerns ancient languages and dialects that are evanescing."
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